Add .dropboxignore directory to exclude folders without using selective sync

@TAM+CZ A.

My point is that it is possible - not "technically", but actually - and very easy, even though it is not as straightforward as it should be. But a lot of people have been commenting saying that this makes Dropbox unusable for them, which is simply not true, they just don't understand how Selective Sync works (which is a little odd considering many of them are clearly devs). But I agree that Dropbox should improve it; my suggested solution is that when you deselect a folder for syncing it should ask whether you want to remove the local copy but leave it in the cloud and on other devices, or vice-versa, instead of assuming you just want to remove the local copy. I agree an option for whether to automatically sync new folders would be good - ideally you would choose between never sync, always sync, or inherit from parent.

I was interested to read about OneDrive, which I already use, but hadn't explored its selective sync features. I've had a play, and as far as I can tell it works exactly like Dropbox - when I enabled selective sync and created a new folder it was automatically enabled for syncing. New folders inside unsynced folders are not synced. Can you confirm exactly how you think it works differently?